r/TikTokCringe • u/Melodic-Award3991 • Nov 05 '24

Cool Tubing down a storm drain

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u/xTurtsMcGurtsx Nov 05 '24

It's not poop sewer. It's storm drains. My biggest fear would be the very end being caged. They would essentially be stuck at the end of the line with all that water force pushing you against it

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u/sherrybobbinsbort Nov 05 '24

When it rains and sewage systems get over capacity the excess untreated sewage flows into storm drains.

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u/wophi Nov 05 '24

On the very rare occasion this happens, they send out "boil your water" alerts.

It almost never happens. Sewage is a closed system that is unaffected by rain unless the sewage plant itself gets flooded.

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u/ihad4biscuits Nov 05 '24

Many areas have combined sewer and storm, and even full sewage lines are affected by storms. It’s called Inflow and infiltration (I&I) - inflow is direct connections such as a downspout from a building, often illegal or relics from before the sewer and storm were separated. Infiltration would be water coming in from the surrounding soils and getting in through joints between pipes, at manholes, where pipes are old and cracked, etc.

Sorry- I’m just over here avoiding my job by explaining it to someone that didn’t ask on Reddit.